I watched in wonder
As you pierced the sky.
I never knew the stars
We'd wished on were alive.
I swell with weakness
As our worlds collide.
I see your eyes on
Bits of me I'd tried to hide at first.
I'm imagining a world
Where fighting isn't all we're worth.
Maybe on the other shore
I can wash up and be yours, first.
With hands like weapons,
And backs too small,
Is it fair for me
To feel this way at all?
In eyes that know me
I come apart.
But for duty,
I'd have given you my heart, first.
I'm imagining a world
Where fighting isn't all we're worth.
Maybe on the other shore
I can wash up and be yours, first.
I'm drenched in warpaint,
Alive with flame.
My words are scathing,
But my breath's become your name.
And it deepens every day you stay.
And I fear that I might drown while you’re away.